Isao Takahata
Directing
Born October 29, 1935 · Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan
Isao Takahata (October 29, 1935 – April 5, 2018), co-founder of Studio Ghibli, was one of the most famous directors of Japanese animated films. Unlike most anime directors, he did not draw and never worked as an animator before becoming a director. For the first two decades of his career from the 1960s to the 1980s, Takahata worked primarily as director for anime television. In 1985 he and his long-time collaborative partner Hayao Miyazaki formed Studio Ghibli with Toshio Suzuki and Yasuyoshi Tokuma. From that point, his career transitioned into producing, directing, and writing films for Studio Ghibli. He is known for his five feature length anime films released under Ghibli, Grave of the Fireflies (1988), Only Yesterday (1991), Pom Poko (1994), My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013).
Directed (23)
Anne of Green Gables Digest Version
2014
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013
Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables
2010
Winter Days
2003
My Neighbors the Yamadas
1999
Pom Poko
1994
Heidi: Girl of the Alps: Heidi and Clara
1993
Heidi: Girl of the Alps: Mt. Alm
1993
Only Yesterday
1991
Grave of the Fireflies
1988
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
1987
Gauche the Cellist
1982
Chie the Brat
1981
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie
1980
The Story of Heidi
1979
Heidi in the City
1977
Heidi in the Mountains
1974
Fantasia
1973
Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus
1973
Panda! Go Panda!
1972
Panda! Go Panda!
1972
Horus: Prince of the Sun
1968
Wolf Boy Ken: Scared by a Ghost: The Greatest Operation in the Jungle
1964
Acting (24)
Hotaru no Haka to Takahata Isao to 7-satsu no Nōto
2025
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
2025
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
2024
2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
2023
NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director
2018
Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka
2015
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2014
Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata
2014
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
2013
Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point
2011
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
2011
Ghibli's Bookshelf
2010
A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
2007
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
2005
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
2005
Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion
2004
Paul Grimault, image par image
2003
The Birth of Studio Ghibli
2003
The Cat Returns - Making of
2002
Super TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas"
2000
The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata
1999
How Ghibli Was Born
1998
The Making of Only Yesterday
1991
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
1987